US Congress

"I am a veteran and climate activist and believe that my family, friends, and community deserve quality healthcare, education, and a living wage."

Christopher ArmitageCandidate for U.S. House of Representatives Congressional District 5

"Passing single payer non-profit healthcare is an issue of critical importance for the citizens of Washington State."

Jason CallCandidate for U.S. House of Representatives Congressional District 2

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Joshua Lee CollinsCandidate for U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 10

"I endorse Whole Washington, because everyone deserves healthcare — whether they're homeless or have a home, jobless or have a job, poor or rich. People in our district are dying because they don't have healthcare, and Whole Washington is doing something to fix that. I'm proud to stand with Whole WA and grateful for all its work advancing single-payer healthcare in our state."

Rebecca ParsonCandidate for U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 6

Washington State

"I support Whole Washington because when we tie healthcare to employer maintained insurance, any economic crisis becomes a healthcare crisis. Healthcare is a right for all people because everyone has a life worth protecting, not just those who are in good fortune to have an insurance policy."

Dustin GleavesCandidate for Representative WA LD 42

"Too often, the people of Washington State are put in the position to choose between paying for healthcare or supporting their families. Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. I was proud to support the Pathway to Universal Healthcare at the legislature this past session and I will continue to champion removing barriers to health as part of our quality of life, providing equity in our system for People of Color and our LGBTQ neighbors, and moving towards a Universal Healthcare system."

Elizabeth LovelettWashington State SenatorLegislative District 40

"While the fundamental right to healthcare remains unmet, how can we ever ask people to prioritize anything else. I endorse Whole Washington because healthcare is a human right and until we guarantee access to comprehensive care, we cannot expect to ask families to invest in the changes necessary for our environment and the prosperity of generations to come."

Ivan Lewis Candidate for WA State Representative, 10th LD, Position 1

"I support Whole Washington because I believe health care is a right, not a privilege. Like many, my family has been denied basic health care coverage by our insurance company too many times to count. Let me be clear: this must end. I will fight in the legislature to make health care affordable and accessible to all."

Liz BerryCandidate for State House, LD 36, Pos. 2

"When elected to the Washington State Legislature, my first order of business will be to sponsor Whole Washington Health Trust in the House because healthcare is a human right!"

Marianna EversonCandidate for WA State House of RepsLegislative District 19

"The COVID-19 crisis has shown clearly that employer-based health care doesn't work when millions face unemployment, we need universal, single-payer health care to ensure everyone in our state has equitable access to the care they need."

Marko LiiasCandidate for Candidate for Lt. Governor

"I am a nurse practitioner and MPH, and am dedicated to promoting health improving care for Washington State. I hope to introduce Whole Washington if elected."

Mary Ellen BiggerstaffCandidate for WA State House of RepsLD 22

"I support Whole Washington because health care is a human right, not a luxury. Your income level should not determine your health outcomes. We must do better by our kids and families. We need champions who are committed and willing to do the right thing."

Sharlett MenaCandidate for State Representative29th LD

County

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Girmay ZahilayKing County CouncilDistrict 2

"Now more than ever it is clear that lack of healthcare has caused disparate impacts in our communities. Leaving us paying more, for less and leaving some unable to provide for their health without facing bankruptcy. We absolutely need Whole Washington to protect Washingtonians from destructive privatized healthcare and insurance."

Rory SummersonCandidate for Thurston County Commissioner District 1

"I'm not a politician. I am a mother, military spouse and proud resident of Island county. I envision a bright future for our county, where community and government are inclusive, effective and benefit us all. I will invest in our residents, our environment, and our community, striving to create and create and sustain workforce housing develop and implement sources of renewable energy, build a community center, and offer wrap around services for those struggling with mental and behavioral health."

Aberdeen

"The founders of our country all agreed that we are endowed by our Creator with “certain unalienable rights and among those rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Good health and the best care we can get to maintain it are absolutely among those human rights! Whole Washington is the best chance we’ve ever had of solidifying that right."

Alan RichrodAberdeen City Council

Auburn

"I want our city to be a welcoming city for all and to help with homelessness."

James JeyarajAuburn City CouncilPosition 3

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Ryan BurnettCandidate for Auburn City CouncilPosition 5

Bainbridge Island

"Healthcare is a human right and it's time to put patients over profits. We need to work at the state and federal level to ensure everyone has access to high-quality, universal healthcare."

Matthew TirmanBainbridge Island City Council MemberSouth Ward

Bellevue

Bellingham

Bothell

Burien

"Healthcare is a human right. We have an obligation to ensure all of our people have access to this basic necessity, and I am proud to support Whole Washington's efforts to make this a reality for our state."

Cydney MooreBurien City CouncilPosition 2

Dupont

Edmonds

"Healthcare is a Human Right!"

Carin ChaseEdmonds School Board DirectorDistrict 1

"A lack of access to affordable health care interferes with learning. Whether it is a child struggling to see what’s on the board because her parents can’t afford new prescription glasses, or any other health condition, access to proper health care is essential before basic learning can take place. Access to preventative care, such as vaccinations, keeps our communities safer. A family’s lack of health insurance or income should not interfere with a child’s basic medical needs being met. Anything we can do to make health care more accessible will benefit us all and help our schools better serve all students."

Rory GravesCandidate for Edmonds School Board DirectorDistrict 3

Everett

"As a public school teacher, I've seen families ration out their insulin due to the cost of the medicine. That's not just wrong - it's cruel. We have the means to fix this, we just need politicians brave enough to stand up to an unjust system."

Joseph EriksonCandidate for Everett City CouncilPosition 5

Gold Bar

"I support Universal Healthcare because as the son of a British immigrant with family across the world, I have seen the shortcomings of our system. No person should go bankrupt because of healthcare costs, no person should have to stay at a job they hate just to get healthcare and no person should die because they can't afford their medicine. The time for Medicare for All was 50 years ago when the rest of the world began to have, it's time to come in to the 21st century and pass Medicare for All."

Jordan SearsGold Bar City CouncilPosition 5

Kenmore

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Corina PfeilKenmore City CouncilPosition 7

"Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege. There should be no barriers to healthcare access. Everyone deserves high quality comprehensive healthcare. I fully support Universal Healthcare and thank Whole Washington for its efforts to make this a reality in Washington State."

Melanie O'CainKenmore City CouncilPosition 1

Kent

"Universal Healthcare is good for all state of Washington residents regardless of income."

Awale FarahCandidate for Kent City CouncilPosition 7

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Hira Singh BhullarCandidate for Kent City CouncilPosition 3

Lakewood

Olympia

"I support universal medical and mental healthcare, including paid family leave and postpartum care, NOW!"

"I am running for Mayor of Olympia and I am very happy to endorse the Whole Washington campaign. Health care costs are out of control and people are dying due to lack of access to proper healthcare. This is the only workable solution to this problem."

Phil CornellCandidate for Olympia Mayor

Renton

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Ruth PerezRenton City Council MemberFormer Candidate for Renton Mayor

Seatac

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Senayet NegusseSeatac City CouncilPosition 1

Seattle

"My campaign is proud to stand with Whole Washington, and will support policies to advance their goal of establishing universal healthcare if elected to the Seattle City Council."

Spokane

Tacoma

"Healthcare should include dental, hearing, and vision, not profits."

Courtney LoveCandidate for Tacoma City CouncilPosition 7

"When I was 21 years old; and before the law passed that said dependents could be covered on their parents' health insurance until the age of 26, I was playing football and tore my Achilles. I didn't have insurance and was charged over $45,000 for the surgery despite it not being an option to go without it. This clearly put me in lots of debt that I didn't have a way to pay off. Luckily, I have coverage now and the means to pay any debts but this shouldn't be the case for so many others who have even dire life situations. Universal healthcare isn't a privilege, it is a right that every person in America should have."

David CombsCandidate for Tacoma City CouncilPosition 3

Tumwater

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Leatta DahloffTumwater City CouncilPosition 1

Businesses

"A healthy citizenry is in the best interest of our country, our state, and our communities. Public health is fundamental to our ability to be competitive in business, innovate and advance in science and culture, and should be among our top priorities both as a matter of practicality and moral imperative."

"As fans of science fiction and fantasy, we love good stories. What sort of story do we want to live in?

Do we want to live in a dystopia where people are chained to jobs they hate to keep their insurance? Where people are buried in debt because they or a loved one gets really sick?

We don’t have to wait for skittish politicians to give us permission to change our story. We endorse Whole Washington, because we can choose a not-for-profit single payer system that covers everyone. We can live up to the ideal that healthcare is a fundamental human right. We just have to want it."

Community Leaders

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Anna SoteloFormer Candidate for Snoqualmie City Council

"Universal healthcare is an investment in our communities and our kids. I collected signatures to put I-1600 on the ballot last year, and I can't wait to see Washington lead on compassionate and cost-effective care."

Beth HartsochFormer Candidate for Bellingham City Council

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Boudicca WalshFormer Candidate for Olympia City Council

"Healthcare is a fundamental human right that must be made accessible to all people in our state. Citizenship status is a powerful and unjust barrier to care that is often overlooked in our healthcare debates; the comprehensive reform championed by Whole Washington is what the path towards complete health justice looks like."

Carrie BlackwoodFormer Candidate for Washington State SenateLegislative District 40

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Cathy TuttleFounder of Seattle Neighborhood GreenwaysFormer Seattle City Council Candidate

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Christopher PegueroFormer Candidate for Seattle City Council

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Dominic BarreraFormer Candidate for Port of Seattle Commissioner

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Dr. Linda M. SmithFormer Candidate for Renton City Council

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Elizabeth T. PeangFormer Candidate for Kent City Council

"After more than a decade working in healthcare, I've seen too many patients struggle with costs of their medical care and needed medical equipment, or delay care because of cost. The for-profit multi-payer system adds no benefit to medicine, but it does drain significant amounts of money from actual healthcare into bloated administrative processes specifically designed to discourage and even prevent people from getting care. As a result, we spend 2x as much as other industrialized nations, yet we still have millions without coverage and even more underinsured. It's time for the US to join the rest of the modern world and provide non-profit universal coverage to everyone."

"No one should be left out of health care coverage. We're going to get there as a nation someday. It would be great to see Washington lead the way!"

John LombardFormer Candidate for Seattle City Council

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Katherine FestaFormer Candidate for Federal Way City Council

"... Thus, since Canada benchmarked healthcare operations seen in Europe, then perhaps Washington state must “lead by modern American example” and devise a workable change strategy enabling our Governor and representatives to ensure every Washington citizen is healthy..."

Kevin Andre WhiteFormer Candidate for Dupont City Council

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Kya Michael AataiFormer Candidate for Bellevue City Council

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Laura FieldingExecutive DirectorRed Berets for Medicare for All

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Maralyn ChaseRetired Washington State Senator

"I fully support Universal Health Care for all our residents. I believe Health Care is a right, not a privilege based on one's ability to pay."

Mark SolomonFormer Candidate for Seattle City Council

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Mark WilsonFormer Candidate for Bellevue City Council

"As a person who has seen loved ones suffer due to no access to affordable healthcare, I fully support this effort to make healthcare accessible to EVERYONE not just some! Healthcare is a human right not a privilege!"

Matthew SagenFormer Candidate for Yakima City Council

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Max Heller IIIFormer Candidate for Renton City Council

"I was once uninsurable and that is something I never want to happen to anyone else."

Melissa HallFormer Candidate for Seattle City Council

"I support Universal Healthcare for Washington State."

Phil TavelFormer Candidate for Seattle City Council

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Sasha AndersonFormer Candidate for Seattle City CouncilDistrict 4

"I endorse Whole Washington, because everyone deserves healthcare — whether they're homeless or have a home, jobless or have a job, poor or rich. People in our district are dying because they don't have healthcare, and Whole Washington is doing something to fix that. I'm proud to stand with Whole WA and grateful for all its work advancing single-payer healthcare in our state."

Sean PalermoFormer Candidate for Bothell City Council

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Shad AnsariFormer Candidate for Redmond City Council

"I stand with Whole Washington and believe healthcare is a human right. Supporting universal healthcare goes beyond eliminating financial burdens to accessing healthcare, it is also a commitment to bettering access to healthcare institutions and necessary services."

Shaun ScottFormer Candidate for Seattle City Council

"My youngest daughter was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 12. No parent should have to worry if their insurance is going to cover the fight for their child's life. No parent should have to worry that their child's illness will send them into crippling debt. Universal healthcare is a universal right. That is why I fully support Whole Washington."

Siabhon AyusoFormer Candidate for Lakewood City Council

"Universal Healthcare is more effective and less expensive for the vast majority of people, with the obvious exception of those who can pay out of pocket to go see the doctor anyway."

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